Mount Maunganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.63° S 176.18° E

Mount Maunganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mount Maunganui sea temperature is
14.4° C
0.2° 

Mount Maunganui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Mount Maunganui today (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Mount Maunganui at 11AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Afternoon (19 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (19 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

Table - waves today at Mount Maunganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
N
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
4
4
2
2
6
6
14
13
7
6
12
12
11
9
9
8
3
7
7
2
2
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:13PM1.63m
00:31AM1.65m
1:02PM1.58m
1:14AM1.59m
1:52PM1.54m
Low Tide
5:55AM0.18m
6:10PM0.30m
6:39AM0.24m
6:58PM0.38m
7:24AM0.32m
7:51PM0.45m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:54
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:43
5:44
 mm
Temp °C
7
6
8
11
13
11
9
9
8
8
9
13
14
13
11
10
9
9
10
12
14
13
11
Feels °C
2
1
2
5
8
6
5
5
4
4
6
10
10
10
8
8
7
6
8
9
11
11
8
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